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congress, then obviously a big, big victory for the obama administration, and president obama himself. some of the confusion, i want to bring in john king, who's outside the supreme court as well, the initial confusion, john, i think was the result of john roberts saying that the individual mandate was not consistent with the commerce clause, which is what the obama administration had argued before the supreme court. so initially, the sense was that maybe the whole thing was going to be thrown out. but now we see that he has come forward and says it is consistent with the tax writing clauses of the constitution, as a result obama care is now likely to be upheld in full, according to this latest information we're getting from inside the supreme court. is that your reading of what we're getting, john? >> wolf, i have the decision in my hand and i'm reading through it as we speak, and that is exactly right. there are parts where the chief justice writes the majority decision, the roberts court as we call it, there are parts in which you mentioned the commerce clause, where the chief just
congress, then obviously a big, big victory for the obama administration, and president obama himself. some of the confusion, i want to bring in john king, who's outside the supreme court as well, the initial confusion, john, i think was the result of john roberts saying that the individual mandate was not consistent with the commerce clause, which is what the obama administration had argued before the supreme court. so initially, the sense was that maybe the whole thing was going to be thrown...
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the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmist here. we shouldn't send out these notices because we don't know if these cuts are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies themselves whether they want to send out the notices. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this or not. and it's absolutely political at this point. the obama administration through the labor department saying inappropriate to send those notices out. >> once again, we have uncertainty by employers not knowing what to do and that could end up costing americans jobs. thank you for a great explanation. what are the defense contractors planning to do? lockheed martin, the biggest government defense contractor says it is reviewing the guidance issued by the obama administration. its ceo has said it may have to lay off 10,000 workers if congress doesn't act. another big contractor, bae systems, says warn notices are possible. it could lay off 4,000
the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmist here. we shouldn't send out these notices because we don't know if these cuts are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies themselves whether they want to send out the notices. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this or not. and it's absolutely political at this point. the obama...
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the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmed. we shouldn't send out noeltss because we don't know if they are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this. and it's absolutely political now. saying inappropriate to send the notices out. >> once again, we have uncertainty by employers not knowing what to do and that could cost americans jobs. thank you for a great explanation. what are the defense contractors planning to do? the biggest government defense contractor says they are reviewing the guidance. their ceo says they may have to layoff 10,000 workers if congress doesn't act. and warn notices are possible it could layoff 4,000 if the sequester happens. joining me is rick mcneil, the president and ceo of lord corporation, which makes critical parts for helicopters. and thomas buffenbarger. rick, you have 2800 employees worldwide. you say you're not laying anyone
the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmed. we shouldn't send out noeltss because we don't know if they are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this. and it's absolutely political now. saying inappropriate to send the notices out. >> once again, we have uncertainty by employers not...
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back during the final years of the clinton administration the u.s. had a budget surplus. in the year 2000 the federal government took in $236 billion more than it spent. in the presidential election that year then texas governor george w. bush running against al gore pledged to give that money back to the taxpayers. >> we don't believe the surplus is the government's money. we know the surplus is the people's money. we're going to send some of that money back to the people that pay the bills. >> and send it back he did. when he became president through temporary tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 known as the bush tax cuts. the first of those tax cuts were set to expire back in 2010 but the economy was still shaky back then so vice president biden and senator mitch mcconnell struck a deal to extend them for two more years for everyone. now those tax cuts are set to expire again at the end of this year. it is part of the so-called fiscal cliff that economists are warning the u.s. could go over if congress doesn't deal with it. president obama says let's extend them for another year
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. >> reporter: wolf, the challenge is for the obama administration to figure out exactly what bashar al assad is up to with his deadly arsenal. the horror remains unspeakable. 25 years ago saddam hussein unleashed one of the worst poison gas attacks in history. thousands were killed. now, in syria, u.s. concerns are growing by the hour that bashar al assad may be planning the same thing against his citizens. >> the intelligence that we have raises serious concerns that this is being considered. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence shows syria has mixed chemical compounds needed to make a deadly agent that can quickly kill thousands. >> the united states and our allies are facing the prospect of an imminent use of weapons of mass destruction in syria. and this may be the last warning we get. >> reporter: the u.s. is not precisely saying what the syrians are doing, but there are two ways of mixing elements to make a saren filled weapon. >> you have to handle it very, very carefully. a drop will kill you. often it's done at the last minute. there's another style. >> reporter: chemicals placed
. >> reporter: wolf, the challenge is for the obama administration to figure out exactly what bashar al assad is up to with his deadly arsenal. the horror remains unspeakable. 25 years ago saddam hussein unleashed one of the worst poison gas attacks in history. thousands were killed. now, in syria, u.s. concerns are growing by the hour that bashar al assad may be planning the same thing against his citizens. >> the intelligence that we have raises serious concerns that this is being...
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let's bring van jones back, special adviser in the obama administration. will cain with a slightly conservative philosophical bent. gentlemen, good to have you in the conversation. one, as christine said, the issue of loan forgiveness. the other as congress is dealing with keeping interest rates on federal subsidized student loans lo next year at a price tag of $6 billion. then bottom line can we afford either of these proposals. democrats say we should take money from big oil subsidies. others say a special health care fund. what do you think? >> i think it's good the young people started this conversation. saying what's going to happen to us, doubling the rate. every kid staring down the barrel of 6.8% interest on stafford loans. they start yelling and screaming, the president listened. romney following the president's leadership, now both parties are trying to figure out how to solve the problem. that is a good thing. you can certainly keep it at 3.4% of the president isn't talking about a giveaway. he's saying everybody else is getting money at almost
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when you go back to look at the testimony, she was nailing the obama administration on housing, on many of those issues, because i had her on my show several times, she was not about hailing this administration. >> they threw her under a the bus a little bit on her nomination. >> a little bit, yeah. >> regardless of party, good for her. she prevailed and she got crushed and now she's going to be a u.s. senator. >> there's a pointed new secretary of state. >> scott brown. he comes back into that. we'll take a look coming up at the black vote, the female vote. they both came out in droves this year helping re-elect the president. the latino vote and our expert of panels are talking about that next. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. [ man ] hello!!!! hello!!!! [ all ] ohh! that is crazy! are you kidding me? let me see! oh! what! that's insane! noooo! mr. woodson? oh hello! hello! [ whistles ] hello! [ all ] hello! [ coach ] caleb, i've got someone i want you to meet. hello. [ male announcer ] at&t. th
when you go back to look at the testimony, she was nailing the obama administration on housing, on many of those issues, because i had her on my show several times, she was not about hailing this administration. >> they threw her under a the bus a little bit on her nomination. >> a little bit, yeah. >> regardless of party, good for her. she prevailed and she got crushed and now she's going to be a u.s. senator. >> there's a pointed new secretary of state. >> scott...
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the obama administration tried to alter that, they tried to get mr. awlawi who is kind of a moderate in there, now we're seeing the fruits of that initial decision. the government in baghdad is not particularly responsive to the united states. it hasn't been on syria, it hasn't been on these issues. i think it would be an exaggeration -- a gross exaggeration to say it's a pawn of iran. but it's certainly true that they do not take america's concerns particularly seriously. and they have their own internal reasons for doing things that are often quite sectarian. and we're stuck with the situation. i don't know that there's much we can do. but i share senator mccain's outrage. >> a lot of people do right now. they're wondering what's going on in iraq. fareed, thanks very much for coming in. we really appreciate it. >> pleasure, wolf. >>> don't forget to tune in to fareed zakaria gps, it airs every sunday here on cnn 10:00 a.m. eastern and 1:00 p.m. eastern as well. david petraeus returns to capitol hill for the first time since his shocking resignation
the obama administration tried to alter that, they tried to get mr. awlawi who is kind of a moderate in there, now we're seeing the fruits of that initial decision. the government in baghdad is not particularly responsive to the united states. it hasn't been on syria, it hasn't been on these issues. i think it would be an exaggeration -- a gross exaggeration to say it's a pawn of iran. but it's certainly true that they do not take america's concerns particularly seriously. and they have their...
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or obama administration, it's wrong, and we have to work to solve it. so far, we have not lived up to what the president promised, which was openness, transparency, and if there was something wrong, we would fix it. that hasn't happened. >> curiosity is very selective. 2,000 weapons crossing the border is extraordinarily inappropriate and disaster. let's remember under existing gun laws allowing straw purchasers, several hundred thousand weapons crossed the border. >> straw purchasing is illegal. >> and atf agents said in committee punishment for straw purchasing is no more than a moving violation. you want to talk about gun safety, let's have that conversation. >> let me ask you here, sometimes this is a serious investigation, and i see the disagreements here. substantive disagreements between the two of you. sometimes you look at it this broadly, hard to sort the facts and issues from the politics. and on the subject of executive privilege, which the administration invoked late in this, a lot -- the speaker says he is going ahead with the vote, says t
or obama administration, it's wrong, and we have to work to solve it. so far, we have not lived up to what the president promised, which was openness, transparency, and if there was something wrong, we would fix it. that hasn't happened. >> curiosity is very selective. 2,000 weapons crossing the border is extraordinarily inappropriate and disaster. let's remember under existing gun laws allowing straw purchasers, several hundred thousand weapons crossed the border. >> straw...
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let's bring van jones back, a special adviser in the obama administration, author of "rebuild the dream," and will cain joins us as well. gentleman, good to have you into the conversation. there are two separate issues here. one, as christine said, is the issue of loan forgiveness. the other is keeping interest rates on federal subsidized student loans low, into next year, at a price tag of $6 billion. van, bottom line, can we afford either of these proposals? the democrats say we should take money from big oil subsidies. the republicans say it should come from a special health care fund. what do you think? >> well, first of all, i think it's good that the young people themselves started this conversation, saying, gee's what's going to be happening to with us, they're going to be doubling the interest rate. every kid about to graduate from high school is staring down the barrel of a 6.8% interest on stafford loans. they started yelling and screaming, the president listened. romney followed the president's leadership. now both parties are trying to figure out how to solve the problem. th
let's bring van jones back, a special adviser in the obama administration, author of "rebuild the dream," and will cain joins us as well. gentleman, good to have you into the conversation. there are two separate issues here. one, as christine said, is the issue of loan forgiveness. the other is keeping interest rates on federal subsidized student loans low, into next year, at a price tag of $6 billion. van, bottom line, can we afford either of these proposals? the democrats say we...
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we've learned the obama administration could actually put out a compromise today. dan lothian is at the white house. what are you hearing? >> the white house isn't using the term compromise. they like to call it accommodation, but in fact, it appears that the white house will be announcing a new policy today and cnn has learned that this morning, the white house held a conference call with religious activists in which they detail some aspects of this new plan. basically, it boils down to the fact that insurance companies will pick up the cost for and provide contraceptive services to those who are seekinging it and the religious organizations or affiliating organizations will not have to deal with that. will not pay for it. will not have to cover this. so that's a big key. that has been the concern of these religious affiliated organizations, universities, other schools did not want to pay for something that they believe went against their religious beliefs. now, one of these catholic activists who took part in this call told cnn they were quote encouraged by the c
we've learned the obama administration could actually put out a compromise today. dan lothian is at the white house. what are you hearing? >> the white house isn't using the term compromise. they like to call it accommodation, but in fact, it appears that the white house will be announcing a new policy today and cnn has learned that this morning, the white house held a conference call with religious activists in which they detail some aspects of this new plan. basically, it boils down to...
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does netanyahu have any sway when it comes to the white house, with the obama administration, to move any closer to his timetable? he is talking about war with iran potentially being imminent if they're able to get a nuclear weapon. >> this has been going on some time as to how close they really are. i think netanyahu makes the white house and others nervous because of the election. we saw the u.s. boycott iran's speech yesterday. they stated they weren't in the room at the general assembly because of iran's position and because it was the yom kippur holiday. they were in the room for other speeches on the yom kippur holiday. i think this will go right up to election day. the israelly leaders putting some heat on. i think there's no doubt they wouldn't mind if they saw romney get in. >> thank you very much, richard. we'll bring the speeches for you live both from mahmoud abbas as well as netanyahu. >>> it has been two weeks since the attack on the consulate in benghazi. why wasn't the fbi actually visited the skrim scene yet? we'll stake a look at the reasons. >> this is actually spai
does netanyahu have any sway when it comes to the white house, with the obama administration, to move any closer to his timetable? he is talking about war with iran potentially being imminent if they're able to get a nuclear weapon. >> this has been going on some time as to how close they really are. i think netanyahu makes the white house and others nervous because of the election. we saw the u.s. boycott iran's speech yesterday. they stated they weren't in the room at the general...
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the obama administration has proposed revising estate planning rules. and one option would be ending this tax benefit. >> it would affect estate planning as we know it. this is something that is commonly done day in and day out and has been for many years. >> that liberal group americans for tax fairness action fund is now calling on release his gift tax returns. that will show more details on how much the couple gifted to their children and grandchildren over the years and how much they paid in taxes, wolf. >> lisa, thanks very much. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happening now, the israeli prime minister draws a chilling red line for iran at the united nations. does it mean military action is imminent? i'll ask the israeli ambassador to the united states this hour. also, syrian rebels scoring new victories on the battlefield thanks possibly to help from expats living right here in the united states. and a new twist in one of america's greatest unsolved mysteries. will drilling into a driveway finally uncover the remains of the notorious teams
the obama administration has proposed revising estate planning rules. and one option would be ending this tax benefit. >> it would affect estate planning as we know it. this is something that is commonly done day in and day out and has been for many years. >> that liberal group americans for tax fairness action fund is now calling on release his gift tax returns. that will show more details on how much the couple gifted to their children and grandchildren over the years and how much...
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defense secretary leon panetta, and other obama administration officials about the chemical weapons stockpiles that exist in various locations inside of syria. if in fact, he says, he says if bashar al assad regime starts to use the poison gas or the mustard gas or any of the chemical weapons he calls mass destruction, all bets are off as a result of military intervention and the international community would have to deal with that. he is not even ruling out, suzanne, the possibility that bashar al assad could use chemical weapons against his own people, and that is eye opening to hear king abdullah say that for all practical purposes a huge, huge game-changer in this. he wants bashar al assad to leave and quickly as possible. >> did he mention at all about his own country's party pags with the others when you talk about lebanon and iraq and saudi arabia and providing weapons to the rebels and whether the arab league would support them? >> he is worried about the weapons getting into the rebels, and he is talk about the pockets of al qaeda there, and the last thing he wants to see the weapons
defense secretary leon panetta, and other obama administration officials about the chemical weapons stockpiles that exist in various locations inside of syria. if in fact, he says, he says if bashar al assad regime starts to use the poison gas or the mustard gas or any of the chemical weapons he calls mass destruction, all bets are off as a result of military intervention and the international community would have to deal with that. he is not even ruling out, suzanne, the possibility that...
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two, did the obama administration try to mislead people as to the nature of the attack? and, three, did the administration deny pleas from our people at the consulate for help? let's start with the first. why didn't -- why didn't -- why wasn't there more security in libya previous -- previous to these attacks? >> well, first of all, assessments from the ground apparently were not getting back to washington, were not getting high enough. that compound was under surveillance by the local services. benghazi itself is a jungle. all sorts of islamic groups. somebody should have raised the red flag early on and either fortified that consulate or simply closed it. somebody made a mistake. i don't know who that was, whether it was the state department or the cia or the combination of the two. but they probably, in the loit of today, they should have pu pulled out a long time ago and run all these operations -- >> just going on to topic number two, did the obama administration try to mislead us as to the nature of the attack? we all heard what susan rice said. republicans say she
two, did the obama administration try to mislead people as to the nature of the attack? and, three, did the administration deny pleas from our people at the consulate for help? let's start with the first. why didn't -- why didn't -- why wasn't there more security in libya previous -- previous to these attacks? >> well, first of all, assessments from the ground apparently were not getting back to washington, were not getting high enough. that compound was under surveillance by the local...
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he said he didn't agree with the obama administration changing the rules on the work requirement, but he said that the ads claim that this was gutting welfare reform was very misleading. >> do you recall, jim, any example, i know the campaign hasn't gotten back to you but you've been with the campaign now, do you recall any example of a correction that they've made or taken down an ad? >> i don't. and you know, keep in mind the very first ad that came from the romney campaign during this campaign cycle was an ad that took president obama out of context. you recall this was an ad that used a clip of obama back in the '08 campaign talking about john mccain and what john mccain had to say about the economy, but in the context of that romney ad, it only presented the words as if they were coming right out of the president's mouth and that wasn't the case. i've tried to go back to the romney campaign and say was this the ad that you corrected or removed. they just haven't gotten back to me on that. but anderson, i mean, the reason why this is so important and crucial to the romney campaign
he said he didn't agree with the obama administration changing the rules on the work requirement, but he said that the ads claim that this was gutting welfare reform was very misleading. >> do you recall, jim, any example, i know the campaign hasn't gotten back to you but you've been with the campaign now, do you recall any example of a correction that they've made or taken down an ad? >> i don't. and you know, keep in mind the very first ad that came from the romney campaign during...
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administration since last year. there is a long awaited report due out by the justice department, the inspector general in fact, and it may be released some time today. you will recall that the botched investigation was supposed to monitor the head honchos invo e involved in illegal gun running to mexico, but it is also being blamed for contributing to crimes, and not stopping them, and also been linked to the killing of a u.s. border agent. the republican-controlled house voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for failing to turn over documents that were related to the case. holder did turn over thousands, but there were many that were not turned over as well. joe johns is monitoring the developments in washington. so the inspector jep ral's report is an autonomous report, autonomous group, and they also as i understand, joe, they have access to some of the legal documents that here to for the american public has not seen? >> that is my understanding they have had access to the documents
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does that continue in a second obama administration? >> and how much john boehner and mitch mcconnell -- >> can i read something donald trump -- have you been following him? you should follow him. he's out of his mind. >> i can't. >> briefly. >> it's like somebody attacked him, except it's not. >> he is completely over the edge. i got to read some of these. he says this, the house of representatives shouldn't give anything to obama unless he terminates obama care. electoral college is a disaster for democracy. this election is a total sham and a travesty. we are not a democracy. let's fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice. the world is laughing at us. then he called for a march on washington. >> the world is actually laughing at him. >> he can't march anywhere. >> -- million dollars -- >> world reacts to barack obama re-election. we'll take a look at that part of the story coming up next. stay with us. >> it doesn't matter whether you're black or white, or hispanic, or asian, or native american, or young or old, o
does that continue in a second obama administration? >> and how much john boehner and mitch mcconnell -- >> can i read something donald trump -- have you been following him? you should follow him. he's out of his mind. >> i can't. >> briefly. >> it's like somebody attacked him, except it's not. >> he is completely over the edge. i got to read some of these. he says this, the house of representatives shouldn't give anything to obama unless he terminates obama...
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. >>> the united states knew the outrage was coming, and the obama administration tried to calm it through a commercial that ran on seven networks in pakistan. watch this. >> since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content, and message. >> you see these ads, the state department spent $70,000 on the ad. want to bring in fareed zakaria. nice to see you. i want to pick up on the demonstrations, in pakistan, why isn't this message we just heard in that ad, why isn't that getting through to the pakistanis, or are the protests about something much more than an offensive video? >> they're about something much more and about something else. they are getting through to the pakistanis in the sense that, remember, pakistan is a country of many, many, many millions of people, 120 million or something like that. these are protests involv
. >>> the united states knew the outrage was coming, and the obama administration tried to calm it through a commercial that ran on seven networks in pakistan. watch this. >> since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely...
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the great concern the obama administration has had and the reason why the u.s. has not sought to arm the rebels is because some of those rebels may be totally opposed to the united states, maybe closer to al qaeda, for example, than to the united states, so once you start arming rebels in a major way, you're not sure where those weapons are going to wind up, and that's been the big concern of the obama administration right now. how do you make sure that the weapons you provide rebels are really going to the good guys as it were as opposed to the potential bad guys and that's not an easy question to answer. >> never. in fact, we have countless examples where this has gone awry. hold the thought for a moment. if you could stand by, i have a lot more questions i need to ask you. in the meantime as the news continues to break, i want to check in now on mitt romney who spent the weekend campaigning in florida before heading to virginia. that's where today's live event is about to take place and our national political correspondent jim acosta is live on the campaign t
the great concern the obama administration has had and the reason why the u.s. has not sought to arm the rebels is because some of those rebels may be totally opposed to the united states, maybe closer to al qaeda, for example, than to the united states, so once you start arming rebels in a major way, you're not sure where those weapons are going to wind up, and that's been the big concern of the obama administration right now. how do you make sure that the weapons you provide rebels are really...
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and it concerns the obama administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. paul ryan was quick to pounce on that in the debate. vice president biden didn't provide very clear responses. let's turn to our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty who's taking a much closer look. what are you seeing, jill? >> reporter: wolf, you know, it was the very first right off the bat the very first question at that debate, what exactly happened in benghazi? there are three investigations underway. at this point there is a lot that is still unclear. so here's our fact check on a few key issues. it's one of the most serious charges congressman paul ryan leveled at vice president joe biden. >> there were requests for extra security. those requests were not honored. >> reporter: extra security for u.s. diplomats in libya. but biden claims the white house didn't know about security requests. >> we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security again. >> reporter: but the former regional security officer in libya to
and it concerns the obama administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. paul ryan was quick to pounce on that in the debate. vice president biden didn't provide very clear responses. let's turn to our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty who's taking a much closer look. what are you seeing, jill? >> reporter: wolf, you know, it was the very first right off the bat the very first question at that debate, what exactly happened in benghazi? there are...
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lawmakers grilling the obama administration about that attack on the u.s. consulate in bengha benghazi, libya, and today became very, very political. we'll talk with wolf blitzer next. here is a taste of what's happening now. >> 230 security instances in libya between june of 2011 and july of 2012. of those attacks, 48 took place in benghazi. two of which at the u.s. diplomatic compound and the scene of the september 11th 2012 terrorist attacks and we're saying, i think it is the result of a video that was on youtube. and this is based on intelligence. i got to ask you, ambassador kennedy, you say you couldn't possibly have a different idea about things than security rice did when she went before the nation on september 16th. i'll tell you, this thing smells from every single -- it waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. for you to come in here and say, well, it was based on some of the things i knew, but i can't tell you all i knew, we have four americans dead and i got to tell you, it is very upsetting for me to go back home and look at t
lawmakers grilling the obama administration about that attack on the u.s. consulate in bengha benghazi, libya, and today became very, very political. we'll talk with wolf blitzer next. here is a taste of what's happening now. >> 230 security instances in libya between june of 2011 and july of 2012. of those attacks, 48 took place in benghazi. two of which at the u.s. diplomatic compound and the scene of the september 11th 2012 terrorist attacks and we're saying, i think it is the result...
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saying the obama administration has changed how americans view work. >> i agree that those who are seriously disabled or unable to work need the help of the rest of us. but those who can work ought to have the opportunity for a good job and if they are getting state assistance they ought to have the requirement for a good job. we will restore a culture of good hard work. >> joining from dallas is kay bailey hutchenson from the romney team. thanks for being here, senator. >> thank you, carol. out >> with high unemployment and other issues why would the rom i any team release this type of ad now? >> because it is a major change in the work requirement that's been such a good reform. in fact, out's one of the best reforms that's worked. 5 million people were on the welfare roles in 1994. in 2010 it was 2 million. it's really put people to work, given them pride in themselves. there are so many good stories about welfare reform that families now with working people have more income and their children grow up not in poverty but seeing a work ethic. to have guidelines that are now coming out to so
saying the obama administration has changed how americans view work. >> i agree that those who are seriously disabled or unable to work need the help of the rest of us. but those who can work ought to have the opportunity for a good job and if they are getting state assistance they ought to have the requirement for a good job. we will restore a culture of good hard work. >> joining from dallas is kay bailey hutchenson from the romney team. thanks for being here, senator. >>...
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is turning up the heat on the obama administration's plans for dealing with iran's program to make a nuclear bomb. >> the world tells israel, wait, there's still time. and i say, wait for what? wait until when? >> reporter: israel wants the u.s. to commit to a so-called redline with iran. if iran steps over it, they face military action against their nuclear sites. >> those international community who refuse to put redlines before iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before israel. >> reporter: israel wants u.s. support because at some point its own air force won't be able to hit iran's nuclear sites in increasingly hardens underground bunkers. with two months to election day, the u.s. administration isn't anxious to get specific. >> the american people know that the president has said unequivocally he will not allow iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. i'm not going to get into how you unpack exactly what, who, how, when. >> reporter: but not setting a line can also be risky while negotiations go on. >> on the other side of this is
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is turning up the heat on the obama administration's plans for dealing with iran's program to make a nuclear bomb. >> the world tells israel, wait, there's still time. and i say, wait for what? wait until when? >> reporter: israel wants the u.s. to commit to a so-called redline with iran. if iran steps over it, they face military action against their nuclear sites. >> those international community who refuse to put redlines before iran...
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we're also looking at the obama administration's evolving attempts to explain who's responsible for the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. is the confusion becoming a political liability? and mitt romney says he has a little secret. you're going to hear him predict he'll win a state most experts think is safely in president obama's column. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're down to just 39 days until the presidential election. in about 20 minutes the president begins a series of fundraisers right here in washington. those are the only public events on his calendar today. yet this is the same day the president didn't have time for a face-to-face meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who's in new york. instead they spoke by phone. here's cnn's white house correspondent dan lothian. dan. >> reporter: wolf, the white house always stresses that the president and prime minister netanyahu are in touch frequently. they downplay any daylight between the two leaders. but they didn't meet face-to-face this week. and so one phone call is gett
we're also looking at the obama administration's evolving attempts to explain who's responsible for the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. is the confusion becoming a political liability? and mitt romney says he has a little secret. you're going to hear him predict he'll win a state most experts think is safely in president obama's column. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're down to just 39 days until the presidential election. in about 20...
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and many march the obama administration blocked the law saying it is unfair to the minority voters and then texas sued the government saying that the motives are political. the trial starts today and a real test of the voting rights act of 1965 which essentially safeguards minority voting rights. i want to bring in ryan haygood who is director of the participation group at the naacp fund and first of all, talk about, ryan, the core issue here that people want to know. they are getting it of ensuring the integrity of the ballot that people should be able to vote. >> sure. thank you for having me on the show, suzanne. what is the what is at issue is three judges in texas will be considering if the voter i.d. law will affect the voting rights. our naacp legal defense fund represents three young students who had voted in previous elections using the only form of i.d. they had, student i.d., and texas' proposed law does not allow for the use of student i.d., but curiously will for the concealed handgun licenses, but it is our view that the minority voter i.d. law will affect minorities in t
and many march the obama administration blocked the law saying it is unfair to the minority voters and then texas sued the government saying that the motives are political. the trial starts today and a real test of the voting rights act of 1965 which essentially safeguards minority voting rights. i want to bring in ryan haygood who is director of the participation group at the naacp fund and first of all, talk about, ryan, the core issue here that people want to know. they are getting it of...
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. >> obama care was bad policy yesterday. it's bad policy today. >> well, trying to ring the politics out of health care, the administration was equally determined to underscore the politics of capitol hill's investigation into a botched federal gun running sting. >> the resolution is agreed to. >> the republican-led house cited eric holder in contempt of congress for refusing to share some documents. >> today's vote made for good political theater in the minds of some, but it is at base a crass effort and a grave disservice to the american people. >> joining me now is white house chief of staff jack lue. thank you so much for joining us this morning. let's talk about health care a bit. i wanted to show you an opinion poll taking by usa today/gallup after the decision. and this is the opinion of the supreme court's ruling that the individual mandate, in fact, most of the entire law is constitutional. 46% of americans agree with that and 46% of americans disagree with that. why does health care law remain so divisive at this p
. >> obama care was bad policy yesterday. it's bad policy today. >> well, trying to ring the politics out of health care, the administration was equally determined to underscore the politics of capitol hill's investigation into a botched federal gun running sting. >> the resolution is agreed to. >> the republican-led house cited eric holder in contempt of congress for refusing to share some documents. >> today's vote made for good political theater in the minds of...
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the netanyahu government has tried to make the case to the obama administration about putting in red lines. and it failed. it lost that argument. now it's trying to take that to the american people. he clearly has a close relationship with romney, maybe not as close as some people have or portrayed it. but it's close. i think he's probably a little nervous about what happens if obama is reelected. >> perhaps a sticky question on iran. do you think the united states should be taking more of a lead on issues related to iran rather than letting, say, israel take the lead? >> well, i find it absurd to think that we should follow netanyahu's advice and place an additional red line in front of iran when israel itself hasn't stipulated exactly where its red line would be. obama has set a red line. it's actually iran having a nuclear weapon. netanyahu doesn't like where that red line is. and that's his right. but we do indeed have one. and i'm really nervous about the netanyahu idea that we should place a red line at iran developing a capacity to develop a nuclear weapon, getting close. it's
the netanyahu government has tried to make the case to the obama administration about putting in red lines. and it failed. it lost that argument. now it's trying to take that to the american people. he clearly has a close relationship with romney, maybe not as close as some people have or portrayed it. but it's close. i think he's probably a little nervous about what happens if obama is reelected. >> perhaps a sticky question on iran. do you think the united states should be taking more...
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joining me now is van jones, cnn contributor and former obama administration official. good morning. >> god morning to you. >> so, van, i guess my first question that's eatsy for geithner to say, we're perfectly willing to go off the fiscal cliff. that means a tax hike on middle class americans and maybe some of them are thinking this morning i'm not really so happy geithner said that. >> it might have been inartful for him to say it the way he said it. i think he is making a very important point, which is that the american people did vote. they voted for the one thing the president said very clearly, which is that tax rates would go up on the wealthiest. it's an incredibly popular position. it's important for republicans to know that the white house is not going to accept any kind of a deal. that's the point he was trying to make. i think all the leverage now is with the democrats, with the president. the american public is on his side. i think it's important for the republicans not to think that they can just get any kind of deal out of him because if they do go over
joining me now is van jones, cnn contributor and former obama administration official. good morning. >> god morning to you. >> so, van, i guess my first question that's eatsy for geithner to say, we're perfectly willing to go off the fiscal cliff. that means a tax hike on middle class americans and maybe some of them are thinking this morning i'm not really so happy geithner said that. >> it might have been inartful for him to say it the way he said it. i think he is making a...
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so the administration has hit the obama administration on drilling and exploration delays and all those things are going into playing of the politics of will whole issue. >> it is. it's very interesting, though. obama's the incumbent here. he's the one trying to get back. so he really has to sell himself a lot with this whole gas price situation. something that has spiralled out of control. everybody cites the fact when obama came into office, prices were much lower. so he has to take care of this and that's why even mitt romney hasn't said a whole lot about what he would do with gas prices. romney disagrees with gingrich that $2.50 gas is even possible. but a lot of what we're seeing is just speculation. it's certainly something that we do have to look at. the ease of being able to trade oil and to buy into oil commodities. and i could sit here and pull out a laptop computer myself and i can contribute to volatility. >> you're going way into the weeds here. patrick, we appreciate it. and gas buddy.com, it would be great when gas is really our bud it buddy in the future. >>> and from ga
so the administration has hit the obama administration on drilling and exploration delays and all those things are going into playing of the politics of will whole issue. >> it is. it's very interesting, though. obama's the incumbent here. he's the one trying to get back. so he really has to sell himself a lot with this whole gas price situation. something that has spiralled out of control. everybody cites the fact when obama came into office, prices were much lower. so he has to take...
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this label allows the obama administration to go after the network's assets. and prosecute those who aid or assist the haqqanis. the network is a very close relationship with al qaeda along with pakistan spy agency the isi. he also told us he's skeptical the new disignition will slow down or prevent any future attacks. >>> "outfront" has learned a victim of the sikh temple shooting in wisconsin is recovering. it's been more than a month since the shooting left seven dead. of the four people injured, punjab singh is the only one who remains in the hospital. his family said despite the heroic efforts of emergency responders at the scene, he has not fully recovered, but the family since singh has been moved out of the intensive care unit. >>> cnn learning tonight that congressman jackson has checked out of the mayo clinic. being treated for bipolar depression. we're told the democrat is back in washington with his family and when asked by cnn if representative jackson would be on capitol hill monday, his chief of staff told us, we hope. >>> it has been 400 days s
this label allows the obama administration to go after the network's assets. and prosecute those who aid or assist the haqqanis. the network is a very close relationship with al qaeda along with pakistan spy agency the isi. he also told us he's skeptical the new disignition will slow down or prevent any future attacks. >>> "outfront" has learned a victim of the sikh temple shooting in wisconsin is recovering. it's been more than a month since the shooting left seven dead. of...
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. >> new this hour we're hearing from the obama administration since commerce secretary john bryson was cited for a felony hit-and-run over the weekend in los angeles. officials releasing a statement saying secretary bryson has been released from the hospital and an investigation is ongoing. police found bryson unconscious behind the wheel of car. he hit a stopped car twice an drove off and hit another car. >>> the manhunt is on for a killer this morning. 22-year-old desmonty leonard wanted in alabama for allegedly killing three people and wounding three others in a shooting at an off campus party. two of those killed were auburn football players. they're also looking for two persons of interest in that case. >>> no hope of containment. that's what a colorado fire chief says about the highpark fire burning right now in ft. collins. the wall of fire has forced hundreds of families from their homes. grown from 2,000 acres to 20,000 acres just from saturday. meantime the rain colorado could use is instenld pounding parts of the florida panhandle and coastal alabama. they're under a flood w
. >> new this hour we're hearing from the obama administration since commerce secretary john bryson was cited for a felony hit-and-run over the weekend in los angeles. officials releasing a statement saying secretary bryson has been released from the hospital and an investigation is ongoing. police found bryson unconscious behind the wheel of car. he hit a stopped car twice an drove off and hit another car. >>> the manhunt is on for a killer this morning. 22-year-old desmonty...
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the obama administration made a mistake in getting out ahead of the facts. they were relying on legitimate intelligence reports, i guess i don't fault them that badly for that but they made a mistake in getting out ahead of the facts too soon saying it was related to the videotape when it was not. romney made a terrible mistake, they put out a political statement when the attacks were going on, before we knew ambassador stevens was murdered. you can't play politics with american lives. i think both of them have a little bit of cleanup operation to do tonight on the question of libya. >> that's libya. i do want to talk iran. paul begala, thank you very much. we have much more on iran. that's next. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. t
the obama administration made a mistake in getting out ahead of the facts. they were relying on legitimate intelligence reports, i guess i don't fault them that badly for that but they made a mistake in getting out ahead of the facts too soon saying it was related to the videotape when it was not. romney made a terrible mistake, they put out a political statement when the attacks were going on, before we knew ambassador stevens was murdered. you can't play politics with american lives. i think...
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and this is going to be an administrative difficulty for the obama administration. the law had been, in most cases, he who pays the piper calls the tune. that if the federal government gives the states money, for anything, they can determine how that money is spent. but what the chief justice said in this opinion was the federal government went too far here. they commandeered -- that's the term he used -- commandeered money from poor people. and too coercivcoercive. so that part of the law is going to have to -- is gone. but most of it is intact. >> so wolf, fascinating day. we'll continue to talk to jeff about inside the courtroom. the headline is, by a 5-4 decision, chief justice roberts of the united states supreme court upholding the constitutionality of the president's signature health care act. incredibly important landmark decision today. as we've noted, the politics already playing out. you hear them in the protesters still outside the court. they're already talking, republicans, about repealing it. the court has spoken. the debate is not over. >> and the pr
and this is going to be an administrative difficulty for the obama administration. the law had been, in most cases, he who pays the piper calls the tune. that if the federal government gives the states money, for anything, they can determine how that money is spent. but what the chief justice said in this opinion was the federal government went too far here. they commandeered -- that's the term he used -- commandeered money from poor people. and too coercivcoercive. so that part of the law is...
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i would be honored if there was a chance to serve in president obama's administration again. i'm not going to rule it out, i feel blessed that i can do two things that i love. i feel like only in america can you do something like that. >> kal penn, thank you so much. there you have it, anderson, who knows, maybe we'll be seeing kal penn serving in a second obama term if there is one. >> thanks very much. >>> i want to check in with erin burnett and tom foreman for a cnn fact check on the economy now, the economy based on some of things president clinton said during his speech. tom? >> there were lots of numbers in here, some of them accurate, some of them not. but obviously, bill clinton's administration, you know, it's amazing. it's not just democrats that look back at him with great fondness, it's republicans, it's republicans. they say, this guy was great, he's amazing in his ability to re-invent. a lot of people big fans of his. it touched democrats because of his economic record. they look at the job growth, good times, internet boom. that makes them remember good times.
i would be honored if there was a chance to serve in president obama's administration again. i'm not going to rule it out, i feel blessed that i can do two things that i love. i feel like only in america can you do something like that. >> kal penn, thank you so much. there you have it, anderson, who knows, maybe we'll be seeing kal penn serving in a second obama term if there is one. >> thanks very much. >>> i want to check in with erin burnett and tom foreman for a cnn...
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mitt romney levels harsh criticism of the obama administration. response, was it premature? we're going to take you through a timeline of the events. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> somalia's new leader and an assassination attempt. >> hi, wolf. happened just two day
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at the same time, the negotiations that the obama administration has been leading with other permanent members of the security council in germany are not going anywhere. there may be -- there will be a new attempt and there should be a new attempt to try to resolve this problem through negotiations after our elections. but nobody in washington that i speak to has any confidence that that is going to produce an outcome. so obviously we should pursue that as far as possible and see -- exhaust every possibility to try to get a negotiated outcome. if that doesn't work, then president obama has made it very clear that he's not going to accept iran crossing the nuclear weapon threshold and that that will trigger an arms race in the middle east, collapse of the nonproliferation treaty. and he's not going to live with that. and governor romney has said the same thing. so the next president, if negotiations don't produce an outcome that's positive, is going to be faced with a very tough decision which is basically to bomb iran's nuclear facilities or allow iran to acquire the bomb. that's going
at the same time, the negotiations that the obama administration has been leading with other permanent members of the security council in germany are not going anywhere. there may be -- there will be a new attempt and there should be a new attempt to try to resolve this problem through negotiations after our elections. but nobody in washington that i speak to has any confidence that that is going to produce an outcome. so obviously we should pursue that as far as possible and see -- exhaust...
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obama has made primary issues for his administration, we know those are issues that are very important to the african-american community. if we go back and look at everything from health care reform to improving our hate crimes laws. if you look at the kind of appointments he's made to make sure there are those that recognize those issues and concerns. if you look at the bills he has signed over the years, they are truly and clearly in support of the agenda of the naacp and the african-american community. >> hilary shelton from the naacp, thank you so much for joining us today. >> always delighted to be with you. >> thanks. >>> our talk back question this morning. should governor romney open the book on his finances? is there a bear there? mitt romney under pressure to spill what democrats call his financial secrets. >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question for you this morning, should romney open the books on his finances? is there a bear there? mitt romney is under pressure to spill what democrats call his financial secrets. >> i think wh
obama has made primary issues for his administration, we know those are issues that are very important to the african-american community. if we go back and look at everything from health care reform to improving our hate crimes laws. if you look at the kind of appointments he's made to make sure there are those that recognize those issues and concerns. if you look at the bills he has signed over the years, they are truly and clearly in support of the agenda of the naacp and the african-american...
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spend, borrow, pass this new obama care law with its penl the ti tax in it, and its mandate tax and all of this is slowing the economy down. >> let me ask you about the president's jobs plan that was introduced last september, i think. something, and this is what he is saying on the campaign trail and this was in columbus, ohio, in an interview with wnbc. >> rebuilding the infrastructure. the roads, the bridges and the runways and all of the things that could put the construction workers back to work and lift the entire economy and then refocusing on manufacturing is the recipe for growth over the long term. >> so what's wrong with any of that? shouldn't congress at this point saying that the american people want this economy to be better and isn't it incumbent upon you all to find something that you can agree on in the long list of things that the president put in the jobs package and move it forward? >> well, we just pass ed the transportation bill so we are addressing an issue that we have made agreement to that transportation is important to the economy, but look, the way to get the
spend, borrow, pass this new obama care law with its penl the ti tax in it, and its mandate tax and all of this is slowing the economy down. >> let me ask you about the president's jobs plan that was introduced last september, i think. something, and this is what he is saying on the campaign trail and this was in columbus, ohio, in an interview with wnbc. >> rebuilding the infrastructure. the roads, the bridges and the runways and all of the things that could put the construction...
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for the obama administration that's had several chances at large reform and taken a total pass to take this on i think it would be a debate we'd be happy to have. >> you mentioned the other potential issues. i want to play here a guy who did very well in iowa, not so well in new hampshire, rick santorum comes to south carolina, a state where you would think especially now that evangelical leaders many have said he's preferable to governor romney, he has an ad up against governor romney that raises some of those other issues. let's listen. >> obama supported the wall street bailouts. so did romney. obama gave us radical obama care that was based on romney care. why would we ever votecare. why would we vote for someone just like obama when we can unite around rick santorum and beat obama? >> jenny, that is aimed straight at a tea party voter, bailouts and health care. what does that tell you about the strength of the tea party? south carolina? >> well, even if he wins south carolina, he is going to say he is going to take it to a federal level and talk about the fiscal responsibility so
for the obama administration that's had several chances at large reform and taken a total pass to take this on i think it would be a debate we'd be happy to have. >> you mentioned the other potential issues. i want to play here a guy who did very well in iowa, not so well in new hampshire, rick santorum comes to south carolina, a state where you would think especially now that evangelical leaders many have said he's preferable to governor romney, he has an ad up against governor romney...
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it says a lot about the obama administration and definitely you talked to the guys on wall street and the first thing they'll say is we hate the tone. you know, why are we the villians? why are we the bad guys? some say my kids say that their embarrass that they're dad is a banker. i think it's more than tone. i think it is also about fear of more intrusive regulation. >> policy. >> there is real fear of dodd/frank and the volker rule and also crucially worries about taxes and the truth is there is a clear divide between obama and romney and the truth is also if you are a wall street millionaire, your taxes will be significantly higher if obama is re-elected. that is a real personal reason to support romney. >> i want to take a look at the top donor groups for the president. the president has a lot more than just hollywood on his side. take a look at the top five contributors. microsoft, university of california, dla piper, google and harvard university. how do you read this? what's your read on that in terms of individuals of those institutions giving to the president? >> i think we
it says a lot about the obama administration and definitely you talked to the guys on wall street and the first thing they'll say is we hate the tone. you know, why are we the villians? why are we the bad guys? some say my kids say that their embarrass that they're dad is a banker. i think it's more than tone. i think it is also about fear of more intrusive regulation. >> policy. >> there is real fear of dodd/frank and the volker rule and also crucially worries about taxes and the...
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uncertainty because of a very hostile regulatory posture being taken by the obama administration here in washington. and our summer agenda is going to be directly focused on how we can make the environment better for small business men and women to grow and create jobs in this country. we're going to take a bill to the floor that will ensure that taxes won't go up on anybody. we're going to take several measures to the floor that begin to cut the red tape and roll back the regulations that this administration continues to churn out making it more difficult for businesses to create jobs. and, yes, we're going to take to the floor a bill that calls for the total repeal of obama care so that we can start over and we can tell the american people we're on your side, we care about your health care, we want quality care and affordable price for as many americans that are there looking for that to happen. thank you. >> speaker boehner, do you think the lack of federal money, state and public sector jobs is hurting the economy? >> no, i believe government continues to spend money that we don't
uncertainty because of a very hostile regulatory posture being taken by the obama administration here in washington. and our summer agenda is going to be directly focused on how we can make the environment better for small business men and women to grow and create jobs in this country. we're going to take a bill to the floor that will ensure that taxes won't go up on anybody. we're going to take several measures to the floor that begin to cut the red tape and roll back the regulations that this...
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administration strategy or this doctrine that the obama administration called leading from behind. specifically libya when the white house in a calculated let france and britain take lead in establishing this no-fly zone, and the u.s. played assist. romney is calling that leading from behind as following. very different than what we saw from president bush with his own preemptive first strike doctrine forging the war in iraq and using it as justification for his war on terror. what do you think american voters are more comfortable with? do you think that it is the bush preemptive approach that resonates with voters, or is it really more about what president obama is trying to do? >> there's clearly no great desire on the part of the american public to get involved in wars. once again, as was the case with iraq, for example. it's completely militarily, even though, as you and i know, the situation in iraq is deteriorating, and romney makes some valid points about the reduction of democracy under the government of prime minister nuri al maliki and its alignment with its neighbor iran
administration strategy or this doctrine that the obama administration called leading from behind. specifically libya when the white house in a calculated let france and britain take lead in establishing this no-fly zone, and the u.s. played assist. romney is calling that leading from behind as following. very different than what we saw from president bush with his own preemptive first strike doctrine forging the war in iraq and using it as justification for his war on terror. what do you think...
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are events on the ground in syria beginning to accelerate faster than the obama administration may have expected? >> reporter: obviously what they want is for assad to step down. if this was to force them to step down that would be the scenario of having them leave. when you get into conflicts like this it's not quite sure how it's going to work out. what they would prefer to have happen is have some type of diplomatic resolution. force him to step down. he leaves and then a police transition happens. all bets are off. it's not very clear to kpeem here at the state department or any department what will be the next step. >> thank you very much for something we're going to keep an eye on and follow up within our next hour. >>> mitt romney and barack obama are on the campaign trail today in big states with big promises. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops.
are events on the ground in syria beginning to accelerate faster than the obama administration may have expected? >> reporter: obviously what they want is for assad to step down. if this was to force them to step down that would be the scenario of having them leave. when you get into conflicts like this it's not quite sure how it's going to work out. what they would prefer to have happen is have some type of diplomatic resolution. force him to step down. he leaves and then a police...
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make the case, as simply as possible, as to what president obama and this administration could be doing differently that would result, in your opinion, in more jobs being created? >> well, let me first start to say that obviously this is a bit of a disappointing report. you know, i debate robert reich on your channel all the time, and he's told me for years, ali, that you need 150,000 jobs a month, just to keep pace with labor force growth. so we foal short of that. and i'm very worried, by the way, i'd love the others take on this. i think the most distressing statistic we've seen on jobs over the last three or four years is the decline of the labor force participation rate. which means that people have kind of dropped out. these discouraged workers are still out there. that means that you don't get the outpit and oomph in the economy that you need. look, the unemployment rate today politically doesn't matter. when matters is what the unemployment rate is in september, october, and november so politically, you can read too much into this. if i were president obama's adviser, which i'm
make the case, as simply as possible, as to what president obama and this administration could be doing differently that would result, in your opinion, in more jobs being created? >> well, let me first start to say that obviously this is a bit of a disappointing report. you know, i debate robert reich on your channel all the time, and he's told me for years, ali, that you need 150,000 jobs a month, just to keep pace with labor force growth. so we foal short of that. and i'm very worried,...